105.9 The Region

TORONTO — Soccer fans are gearing up for Toronto’s second FIFA World Cup match, as Ghana takes on Panama this evening. Ghana supporters are gathering at Sankofa Square in downtown Toronto for the Ghana Fun Fest Canada, where food and music will start as early as 11 a.m. Fans will begin marching to Toronto Stadium […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s ill-fated wage restraint law known as Bill 124 is still sending ripples through the public sector across the province, even years after the law was repealed, with the electricity system now attempting to untangle the fallout. The Independent Electricity System Operator is looking to recover $329 million from ratepayers this year, which […]

A proposed pause on new power-hungry data centres in Hamilton cleared a hurdle on Tuesday, the latest step in a growing pushback to Canada’s buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. A planning committee voted to send the proposed moratorium plan to Hamilton’s city council for a vote at a later date. The motion brought by Coun. […]

NEW TECUMSETH, ONT. — Far from the FIFA World Cup hubbub that has gripped Toronto to the south, there is also plenty of soccer spirit to be found in a small town about a 90-minute drive from the Ontario capital. A Panama team logo can be seen on a large Nottawasaga Resort roadway sign here […]

The Parole Board of Canada rejected Jacob Hoggard’s bid for full parole this month because it found the former Hedley frontman, now convicted sexual offender, requires professional supervision. The board instead granted Hoggard six months of day parole at a halfway house, saying in a ruling released this week that he must test the progress […]

VANCOUVER — Watching the first men’s World Cup game to ever be played on Canadian soil, Peter Montopoli felt grateful — and relieved. The country’s chief tournament officer has spent the past decade working to bring soccer’s biggest showcase to Canada. Now that it’s here, Montopoli believes all the hard work has all been worthwhile. […]

An online fundraiser for the family of five children killed in a rural Ontario crash has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for funeral expenses and other costs. GoFundMe and a family member confirm that the fundraiser was created by a sister of the children who died in the collision north of Kitchener, Ont. Six […]

TORONTO — Multiple shootings in Toronto, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March, have been linked to “multi-layered” gun-for-hire networks that recruit young people to carry out the crimes, police said Tuesday. Chief Myron Demkiw said similar networks have also targeted synagogues and Jewish schools in the city, and police are working with the […]

TORONTO — Ontario and the Region of Waterloo are appealing a recent court decision that blocks the removal of a homeless encampment in a Kitchener, Ont., parking lot the two governments say is needed for a transit hub. An Ontario Superior Court judge last month ruled that a local bylaw created to allow the region […]

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in May were down compared with a year ago, but there was “meaningful upward momentum” month-over-month for the first time this year. The organization said home sales in May totalled 47,014, down 5.1 per cent from May 2025. However, activity was up 5.5 per cent on a […]